Teton Dam breach spurs mass evacuations in Idaho
Flooding from the failed Teton earthen dam in Idaho forces evacuations across the region. Authorities report six dead, about 120 injured and 135 missing as thousands warned of collapse. Rescue efforts focus on safeguarding farms, homes, and bridges along the Teton and Snake rivers.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Teton Dam
Cecil Andrus
Sheriff's Department
Teton River
Madison County
Ford Smith
Lion Bureau of Reclamation
Teton
Snake
American Falls
Rexburg
Bargained Plea Ends UW Bomb Suspect Trial at Last Minute
A plea agreement was reached for David S. Fine in the UW bomb case, canceling the federal trial. Jury selection was halted with a plea proceeding set for Tuesday in Madison. State charges include first degree murder and arson with possible deals in place.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
David S. Fine
Fine
Dennis Grzezinski
Myron L. Gordon
Wilmington
Del
Humphrey Lynch
Dane County
William Sachtsen
Lynch
Milwaukee
Stephen Glynn
Atty
James Shellow
U.S
David Mebane
Glynn
San Francisco
Patty Hearst
Gordon
Robert Fassnacht
Sterling Hall
UW Madison
Karleton Armstrong
Madison
Canada
Armstrong
Dwight
Leo Burt
Michalke Returns Home After Five Month Ethiopian Captivity
Ronald B. Michalke, released from ELF captivity in Ethiopia, landed in Chicago with his sister Mrs. Roger Gaare and rested at her Mabel home in Minnesota. The 38 year old former Kagnew base civilian was reunited with his sister in Khartoum before travel to La Crosse.
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Mabel
Minn
Ronald B. Michalke
Michalke
la Crosse
Roger Gaare
U.S. Navy
Kagnew
Syrian Offensive Expands War Ties In Beirut
Syrian forces drive into Beirut using tanks jets and artillery against Palestinian positions to break months of fighting. About 6,000 troops crossed into Lebanon escalating the civil war and threatening Middle East alignments. Air strikes hit Moslem districts, and Beirut airport was closed as clashes widen across the capital.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Safar
Damascus-Beirut
Syria
Radio
Riyak
Middle East
Edward Cody
Reagan Warns Nuclear Option If Soviet Move Big
Reagan argues US defenses falter and a Soviet push in Western Europe could force use of the nuclear button. He backs Schlesinger’s higher defense spending and preserves Panama Canal sovereignty while outlining a phased shift of welfare and other programs to state and local governments. He cites canceling federal arts funding.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Soviet Union
Europe
United States
California
Associated Press
Reagan
Ford
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Panama Canal
Latin America
Chile
Peru
Centennial Elms Stand as Nation Marks Two Ages
George French planted six elm trees on July 4, 1876 to celebrate the U S Centennial. On the Bicentennial July 4 these trees will be 100 years old, towering 80 to 90 feet high with trunks about 14 feet around, growing on the Walter Hansen farm near French Road and Highway 16. The Hansens plan to preserve them despite Dutch Elm disease while noting the shade they provide.
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George French
U.S
Walter Hansen
French Road
Highway 16
Joseph
England
George
Walter A. Hansen
Hansen
Robert French
French
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